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Hiram Bingham III: Across South America

October 26, 2021March 5, 2021

Many people believe that the (re)discoverer of Machu Picchu, Hiram Bingham III was the real-world model for Indiana Jones – and whether or not that is true, well, who knows? Actually, Bingham was not an archeologist by training. But he … Read more and download PDF

Categories America, The New World

The Journey of Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021
The Journey of Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca

The Journey of Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca. This expedition was a total disaster. The story has it all. Great expectations, five Spanish galleons and 600 men heading for the New World with guns, golden dreams and civilisation building ambitions. … Read more and download PDF

Categories America, The New World

Nellie Bly: Around the World in 72 Days (1890)

February 20, 2021

“I want to go around the world! I want to go around in eighty days or less. I think I can beat Phileas Fogg’s record. May I try it?” When investigative reporter Nellie Bly approached her editor in 1889, he was … Read more and download PDF

Categories Africa, America, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceans, Pacific, The New World

The Gift

February 23, 2021December 14, 2020
The Gift PDF e-book by Marcel Mauss t

The Gift – Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies is the anthropological classic on economy, society and sociology by the french sociologist Marcel Mauss. The book investigates the gift as predecessor for modern societies economies by comparing habits … Read more and download PDF

Categories Africa, America, Antarctic, Asia, Australia, Europe, Inuit, The New World

The Voyages of the Norsemen to America

February 23, 2021December 7, 2020
Viking visited America

THE VOYAGES OF THE NORSEMEN TO AMERICA is an impressive historical presentation of the travels by the Vikings to America. The book was written by the dane William Hovgaard and published in English in 1914. His aim was to collect … Read more and download PDF

Categories America, Arctic, Europe, Inuit, Oceans, The New World, Thule

Christopher Columbus

February 23, 2021August 19, 2020
Christopher Columbus Biography PDF

Christopher Columbus – And how he received and imparted the spirit of discovery by Justin Windsor (1831-1897) was published in 1891. The book is nearly 700 pages long and because of the many images and photos of letters, maps, and … Read more and download PDF

Categories America, Oceans, The New World

Treasure Island

August 18, 2020August 13, 2020
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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is – even though fictional – perhaps the most famous story about high adventure, pirates, betrayal, and gold. Lots, lots & lots of gold! Countless kids and adults have dreamt themselves away to the … Read more and download PDF

Categories Europe, Oceans, The New World, Uncategorized

Life and Adventure in the South Pacific

February 23, 2021July 24, 2020
Life and Adventure in the South Pacific

Life and Adventure in the South Pacific is the first hand account of five years of hard work on the whaling ship Emily Morgan of New Bedford in Massachusetts. The book draws on two young mens logbooks and recollections from … Read more and download PDF

Categories America, Oceans, Pacific, The New World

Journal of the first Voyage of Columbus

February 23, 2021April 17, 2018
Columbus on the deck of the Santa Maria

Journal of the first Voyage of Columbus is the English translation of the logs and journals from the discovery of America – or “Indies” as Christopher Columbus called it. The book describes in details the life on board the ships, … Read more and download PDF

Categories Oceans, The New World

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